Sonny Alvarado

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Sonny Alvarado
Personal information
Born (1973-01-15) January 15, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
PBA draft 1999: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career1996–2000
Position Center / power forward
Career history
1998–1999Explosivos de Moca
1999–2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters
Career highlights and awards

Earl Sonny Alvarado (born January 15, 1973) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Tanduay Rhum Masters. He was known as "The Punisher".

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Player profile

Alvarado played for multiple colleges in NCAA, and ended up at University of Texas at Austin. He played for Spain, Mexico, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Puerto Rico pro ballclubs. [1]

Alvarado was drafted by Tanduay Rhum Masters as first overall. In his first year, he led the team to a Finals finish lost to Benjie Paras-led Formula Shell. [1] [2] [3] In his time with Tanduay, he was a front-court tandem with Eric Menk. [4]

Controversy

In the middle of the 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup semifinals against Purefoods, Alvarado found without any evidence or document that he has a Filipino citizenship. He was deported by the Department of Justice Bureau of Immigration. The sweep of the team against Purefoods were later voided, and Purefoods eventually marched to the Finals. [1] [5] [3] [6] [7]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999 Tanduay Gold 4843.8.450.213.68913.13.92.21.022.9
2000 Tanduay 1739.5.451.338.72213.43.52.21.224.1
Career6541.6.451.276.70613.33.72.51.123.2

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sonny Alvarado". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. 1 2 "Stanley Pringle is oldest rookie top pick in PBA. Guess who he beat for the record". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. ↑ Villar, Joey. "Menk to strut stuff in Negros?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Balingit return to PBA put on hold". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Bernardino: We'll come out stronger". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ↑ Beltran, Nelson, Villar, Joey. "'This one for you'". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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